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    Weather 30% Favorable for Tomorrow’s Launch to Station

    Blue sky and clouds serve as a backdrop for the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon spacecraft atop on the pad at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 2, 2023.

    NASA and SpaceX are targeting tomorrow, June 3, for launch of the 28th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station from NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida. Weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a 30% chance of favorable weather conditions for liftoff, slated for …

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    Spacewalk Preps, Science Work as Dragon Counts Down to Launch

    Astronaut Sultan Alneyadi sets up hardware for a protein crystal growth experiment on May 30, 2023, that may shorten the development cycle for new drugs.

    Spacesuits and science filled the Expedition 69 schedule at the end of the workweek aboard the International Space Station. Back on Earth, a cargo-filled U.S. resupply ship is counting down to its launch to replenish the residents living on the orbital outpost. NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg are preparing for a June 9 …

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    Dragon Counts Down to Launch Ahead of Spacewalks

    A pair of Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMUs), also known spacesuits, are pictured inside the space station's Quest airlock where spacewalks are staged by astronauts wearing the EMUs.

    A Dragon cargo craft is counting down to its liftoff to the International Space Station on Saturday as two NASA astronauts get ready for next week’s spacewalk. Meanwhile, the Expedition 69 crew is keeping up with its human research, robotics, and lab maintenance activities. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon cargo craft atop …

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    NASA Sets Coverage for 28th Commercial Resupply Services Mission

    Launch of NASA's SpaceX CRS-27 mission from Kennedy Space Center

    NASA and SpaceX are targeting 12:35 p.m. EDT Saturday, June 3, to launch the company’s 28th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Live launch coverage will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website, with prelaunch events …

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    NASA Invites Public to Engage with Next SpaceX Cargo Launch to Station

    The public is invited to take part in virtual activities and events ahead of the launch of SpaceX’s 28th commercial resupply services mission for NASA to the International Space Station. Liftoff of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket is targeted for no earlier than Saturday, June 3 at 12:35 p.m. EDT, …

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    NASA to Discuss Science on Next SpaceX Cargo Launch to Space Station

    Arabadopsis thaliana plants growing in the International Space Station’s Advanced Plant Habitat for the Plant Habitat-03 investigation, which looks at whether plants grown in space can pass adaptations to their next generation.

    NASA will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, May 30, to discuss the next science investigations, technology demonstrations, crew supplies, and hardware bound for the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s 28th commercial resupply services mission for the agency. Audio of the media call will stream live at: https://www.nasa.gov/live. NASA and SpaceX are …

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    SpaceX’s 27th Resupply Mission Underway; Dragon En Route to Space Station

    SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lift off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Florida on March 14, 2023, for the company's 27th resupply services mission to the International Space Station.

    SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft – carrying several thousand pounds of critical science, hardware, and crew supplies – is on its way to the International Space Station following a successful launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The company’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at 8:30 p.m. EDT, beginning SpaceX’s 27th resupply …

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    Dragon Separates from Second Stage

    SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft separates from the Falcon 9 rocket's second stage during NASA’s SpaceX 27th commercial resupply services mission.

    SpaceX’s uncrewed Dragon spacecraft has separated from the Falcon 9 rocket’s second stage, as the spacecraft continues its journey to the International Space Station to deliver critical supplies, equipment, and material to support multiple science and research experiments that will take place aboard the orbiting laboratory. Dragon is expected to arrive at the space station …

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    Falcon 9 First Stage Lands!

    The first stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lands on the company's drone ship "A Shortfall of Gravitas" shortly after lifting off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A for the 27th resupply services mission to the International Space Station.

    The Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage sticks the landing, touching down on the drone ship “A Shortfall of Gravitas” in the Atlantic Ocean. Today’s launch marked the seventh flight for this Falcon 9, and it is the second Dragon flight to the International Space Station this year – the first occurring just under two weeks …

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    Main Engine Cutoff; First Stage Separates

    The nine Merlin engines in the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage have finished their burn, and the first stage has separated from the vehicle. As the second stage continues carrying Dragon on its journey, the first stage will attempt landing on the drone ship “A Shortfall of Gravitas” just off the coast of Florida in …

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